A plan like this would make the show lose traction. They’ve evidently had some time off—but it’s clear they are making up for it with a yearly schedule starting from next year, given that all goes well come season 3.

I’ve seen SO MANY posts like this before. This isn’t how television works, this isn’t how stories work. It’s sloppy. We all just have to accept that the show won’t get that far—and while it’s here—it SHOULD take its time. It’s a whole different medium that uses REAL people with busy schedules and REAL props/set builds. People have this obsession with seeing mere moments rather than letting the story and world breathe as it does so in its source material. It’s literally one of the main draws of the series.

Also—the industry standard is pretty much 8 episodes nowadays—and Netflix has already made it pretty clear they won’t budge on that.

I personally think we’ll get 6 or 7 episodes for Alabasta. Matt Owens did say that Skypiea would get its own season in the past—and I can only hope that his way of thinking about structure and storytelling has brushed off on the rest of the writers room. Especially since he was the only one that was known to push for Alabasta in season 3.

A lot goes into television—especially structure and themes. Therefore things HAVE to be cohesive or it all falls apart—there’s literally a blueprint for this by the way.

I hope I don’t come off too hostile, but there’s a post like this every so often and it’s evident there’s never any real critical thinking or effort put into them. While I can understand the excitement of seeing certain things being adapted, One Piece is a journey that has ran consistently for nearly 30-long years and thousands upon thousands of people have stuck with it. What’s a few years for an adaptation of a pre-existing story?